yn's

now where

legs aching with every step, bu

nts wer

eir bodies lying on the floor. I coul

Eve

given me. Its edges were creased f

or what awaited me there. All I knew was that she'd been

my face as I pulled my ja

uses scattered in the distance. I had no idea

that night, my parent

ng I could do now.

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of the street and hurried toward it. I d

lo,

where have you been? I saw the new

lled down my cheeks. "I don't know what

down. Wher

alking for hours, and I do

ook around. Is there

wind swept through my clothes. Bene

OW S

gn. It says W

artled. "Eve, that's a long way

ling to hold back another sob. "My mom told me to run,

. I'm coming

f they

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s." My voice dropped to a whispe

you are. I'll be

d respond, th

r a moment before slowly

was c

uldn't be alo

the payphone. The street was growing dar

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d, but the str

f it was only the wind. T

tst

, they we

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le

. I took a step forward, then ano

was watc

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ps quickene

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ad fou

ook back before a hand

nd fought to

me

e from behind, trapp

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uggled, tears bl

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," one of th

ed around, desperately searching for someone

I was shoved int

r slamm

r sped

door, watching the streets

re you t

man an

ng we drove before t

mous estate beyond it. Tall walls surround

open, and the c

mach t

d they b

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saw several men standing around. They look

forced me

demanded, my v

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hoed from the oth

an stra

rance as a tall, broad-

s bowed t

lp

urned to th

himself. He didn't need to raise his voice or threaten any

proac

k away, but my

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he know